A sliding plant stand would be built into a window. You would push it outside so the plants could get an airing when the sun is warm.
By Deborah Johansen, Nelsonville, New York.
September 1962
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This magnetic pickup bar would be placed on the front of power mowers to prevent nails, bits of wire, and other metal objects from being flung outwards by the mower’s blades.
By Harry Randall, Bessemer, Ala.
September 1962
This plastic foam-filled pad would be shaped to fit a standard bathtub so you could soak out muscle pains in comfort. It would be thin enough to fold for storage.
By Mike Patterson, Dallas.
September 1962
Chuck keys for hand drills on a recoil cord housed inside the tool would mean that the cord would not tangle in the drill and the key couldn’t be mislaid.
By John Overby, Osburn, Idaho.
September 1962
Have a perfectly level camping table on rocky ground with the no-rock camping gear table. It would have telescopic legs just like those on a camera tripod. you would lock each leg at the right height so the equipment would stand level on bumpy or sloping ground.
By Skip Mosher, Rialto, California.
September 1962
Transparent fuel tanks on power lawnmowers so you could tell at a glance how much gas you had left instead of running dry in the middle of the lawn.
By Sam Gainer, Austin, Texas.
Book matches with pressure adhesive on the back. Then you could stick the folder to the cigarette package and it would never be mislaid.
By Clarence Brady, San Fernando, California.
September 1961
Socket-wrench extensions with knurled ends permit easy spin-off of loosened nuts, even though the tool and your hands might be oily.
By J.I.Mitchelle, Horseheads, N.J.
September 1961
Changeable glue spouts for squeeze bottles. One wide-spread, one needle-nosed, and one regular would take care of a variety of gluing jobs.
By Terry Dawson, Manhattan Beach, California.
September 1961
Double-life shipping cartons for gas-station supplies. Per-printed with signs in fluorescent ink, they could be given to customers when empty.
By A.J.Preuss, Campbell, California.
September 1961